A task performed by Social Science Research Assistants
Recruit and schedule research participants.
Probably not worth it. Both worker desire (2.5/5) and AI capability (2/5) are on the low side. It sits in the Low Priority zone.
Do you want this task automated?
How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 6 workers).
How capable experts rate current AI at this task (avg of 2 experts).
How much human involvement should stay?
The Human Agency Scale (H1–H5) captures how much human direction workers think this task should keep.
Why workers feel the way they do
- Frees up time for higher-value work50%
- It's repetitive33%
- Reduces human error33%
- Helps handle larger scale33%
How to automate this
Low priority to automate, but here is the gist if you want to try.
Scheduling & coordination
Let people book and remind themselves.
- 1Share a booking link so the back-and-forth needed to recruit and schedule research participants disappears.
- 2Use calendar rules and templates for recurring events and reminders.
- 3Automate confirmations and follow-ups with a no-code flow.
Tools that can help
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This is 1 of 5 tasks studied for Social Science Research Assistants, where workers want 80% of tasks automated.
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